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Arthur Laurents Leonard Bernstein Stephen Sondheim Jerome Robbins AND Norma and Sol Kugler PRESENT Based on a Conception of Jerome Robbins Based on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet BOOK BY MUSIC BY LYRICS BY Arthur Laurents Leonard Bernstein Stephen Sondheim ENTIRE ORIGINAL PRODUCTION DIRECTED AND CHOREOGRAPHED BY Jerome Robbins Originally Produced on Broadway by Robert E. Griffith and Harold S. Prince By Arrangement with Roger L. Stevens FEATURING Hannah Balagot Danny Bevins Will Branner Juan Caballer Julio Catano-Yee Jerusha Cavazos Kyle Coffman Sarah Crane Sean Ewing Linedy Genao Tamrin Goldberg Jennifer Gruener Tyler Hanes Dylan Gabriel Hoffinger Abbey Hunt Kelly Loughran Addie Morales Michael Pesko Douglas Rees Magdalena Rodriguez Brandon Keith Rogers Raynor Rubel Antony Sanchez Gordon Stanley Alex Swift Christopher Tucci Skyler Volpe SCENIC DESIGNER COSTUME DESIGNER LIGHTING DESIGNER Kristen Robinson Sara Jean Tosetti David Lander SOUND DESIGNER WIG DESIGNER ASSOCIATE CHOREOGRAPHER Matt Kraus Dave Bova Nicholas Garr PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER CASTING Renée Lutz Ryan Gohsman Pat McCorkle, Katja Zarolinski, CSA BERKSHIRE PRESS REPRESENTATIVE NATIONAL PRESS REPRESENTATIVE DIGITAL ADVERTISING Charlie Siedenburg Matt Ross Public Relations The Pekoe Group MUSICAL DIRECTION BY Darren R. Cohen ORIGINAL CHOREOGRAPHY REPRODUCED BY Robert La Fosse DIRECTED BY Julianne Boyd SPONSORED IN PART BY Carole and Dan Burack & The Feigenbaum Foundation, Inc. West Side Story is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com AUGUST 3—SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 TIME AND PLACE The action takes place on the West Side of New York City during the last days of summer, 1957. SCENE SYNOPSIS ACT ONE Prologue: The Months Before 5:00 P.M. ....................................................................................................... The Street 5:30 P.M. .....................................................................................................A Back Yard 6:00 P.M. ...............................................................................................A Bridal Shop 10:00 P.M. ....................................................................................................The Gym 11:00 P.M. ...............................................................................................A Back Alley Midnight .............................................................................................. The Drugstore The Next Day 5:30 P.M. ............................................................................................The Bridal Shop 6:00 to 9:00 P.M............................................................................. The Neighborhood 9:00 P.M. ....................................................................................... Under the Highway ACT TWO 9:15 P.M. ...................................................................................................A Bedroom 10:00 P.M. ............................................................................................. Another Alley 11:30 P.M. ............................................................................................. The Bedroom 11:40 P.M. ............................................................................................ The Drugstore 11:50 P.M. .................................................................................................. The Cellar Midnight ....................................................................................................The Street MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT ONE “Prologue” ............................................................................................. Jets and Sharks “Jet Song” ..............................................................................................Riff and the Jets “Something’s Coming” ............................................................................................. Tony “The Dance at the Gym” .......................................................................... Jets and Sharks “Maria” ................................................................................................................... Tony “Tonight” ................................................................................................. Tony and Maria “America” ........................................................................... Anita, Rosalia and Shark Girls “Cool” ....................................................................................................Riff and the Jets 2 “One Hand, One Heart” ............................................................................ Tony and Maria “Tonight Quintet” .............................................................................................. Company “The Rumble” ...................................................................Riff, Bernardo, Jets and Sharks ACT TWO “I Feel Pretty” ........................................................ Maria, Rosalia, Teresita and Francisca “Somewhere” ................................................................................................... Company “Gee, Officer Krupke” ..................................Action, A-Rab, Baby John, Big Deal and Diesel “A Boy Like That” .....................................................................................Anita and Maria “I Have A Love” .......................................................................................Anita and Maria “Taunting” ........................................................................................... Anita and the Jets “Finale” ............................................................................................................ Company CAST THE JETS Action ................................................................................................. Juan Caballer* Anybodys ......................................................................................... Hannah Balagot* A-Rab ...................................................................................................Kyle Coffman* Baby John ............................................................................. Dylan Gabriel Hoffinger* Big Deal/Snowboy ................................................................................ Raynor Rubel* Diesel ..................................................................................................Michael Pesko Graziella.............................................................................................. Kelly Loughran Minnie ...................................................................................................Sarah Crane* Pauline ...........................................................................................Jennifer Gruener* Riff ........................................................................................................ Tyler Hanes* Tony ......................................................................................................Will Branner* Velma .....................................................................................................Abbey Hunt* THE SHARKS Anita ..................................................................................................... Skyler Volpe* Bernardo .................................................................................................Sean Ewing* Chino ........................................................................................................Alex Swift* Consuela ........................................................................................ Jerusha Cavazos* Francisca ........................................................................................ Tamrin Goldberg* Indio ....................................................................................................Danny Bevins* Margarita ...............................................................................................Sarah Crane* 3 Maria ...................................................................................................Addie Morales Nibbles ............................................................................................Antony Sanchez* Pepe ...............................................................................................Julio Catano-Yee* Rosalia.................................................................................................Linedy Genao* Teresita..................................................................................... Magdalena Rodriguez THE ADULTS Doc ................................................................................................... Gordon Stanley* Glad Hand/Schrank.............................................................................. Douglas Rees* Krupke ............................................................................................ Christopher Tucci ORCHESTRA Conductor ......................................................................................... Darren R. Cohen Trumpets ..........................................................................Sheldon Ross, Jeff Stevens Reeds ............................................ Lyndon Moors, Zachary Robarge, Stephen Sanborn French Horn ...........................................................................................Jean Jeffries Violin .................................................................................................. Courtney Clark Trombone ............................................................................................
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